Short Stories from the Long Links is a collection of golf related tales for those that love golf but can't always play. Some stories are inspired by real life events, daily activities, and golf endeavors while other stories are extremely outlandish, funny, scary, motivational, surprising, and unusual; but all are enjoyable to any golfer.

Richard Todd Canton describes himself as a working man. Never one to sit around for long periods of time, hes made a habit of keeping busyand paying attention. He entered the working world at twelve, when he stepped through the back door of a restaurant and asked for a job.Since then, hes learned from some masters and has applied that knowledge to every aspect of his life. Along the way, hes also met some interesting charactersand youll meet many of them in this collection of anecd...

Perfect for use in Sunday school, Bible clubs, midweek programs, and even at home with a parent, this wordbook study on communion introduces children to the Lord’s Supper and its meaning.The book illustrates the history of communion, how it is done, and why. It also explains when a child may go to communion: when their spiritual maturity has reached a point when the experience of communion can be fully appreciated. Activities include a maze, hidden bread and cup activity, c...

Enhance your golf etiquette by watching others’ mistakes through this humorous story of a municipal golfer playing a round of golf at a country club.This amusing story will entertain and educate as you polish your golf manners and become the person that others look to for correct conduct on the course. Real life examples explain the right and wrong ways to behave while golfing.The Golf Rules-Etiquette is the follow-up book to The Golf Rules, which explains stroke play proce...

In this book, Dr. Matthew Todd looks into the anecdotal reporting of high numbers of Canadian-born Chinese leaving Western Canadian Chinese churches--what is termed the silent exodus. Some of the fastest-growing Canadian churches are Chinese, yet reportedly the highest dropout rates are among Chinese and Asian church adult ministries. This book recommends solutions towards the retention of Canadian-born Chinese adults in Chinese bicultural churches through empowerment. To address retention...

A “smart, lucid, and entertaining” (The Boston Globe) modern classic of writing advice and a thoughtful record of the long and productive literary friendship between two renowned authors“You are in such good company—congenial, ironic, a bit old-school—that you’re happy to follow [Kidder and Todd] where they lead you.”—The Wall Street Journal“As approachable and applicable as any writing manual available.”—Associate...

Robert Orhe is the Thief of Faces, a man who can change his appearance at will.In the cutthroat world of political journalism, it’s easy to succeed when you can be whoever people want you to be.But when a routine investigation unearths a terrifying secret, Robert stumbles into a conspiracy beyond belief. An alien race, the Follen, has infiltrated the highest levels of the British Government, manipulating global affairs from...

School uniform polices, often associated with private schools, are increasingly being adopted in public schools; but not without controversy. The often asserted reasons for mandating uniforms include improved student behavior, better attendance, less competition over clothing, and improved student learning because students would not be distracted by who was wearing what and could focus on their studies. Wishful thinking or empirically tested hypotheses? However, opponents assert that a man...

Are you fully aware of the power of your mind and how it works?Would you like to get more from it and increase your intelligence?This book will show you how to do it!The mind is an amazing tool that we can use effectively if we know how to. With it working to a greater extent of its abilities we can achieve success in whatever we choose to do. Unfortunately, for many of us, we only use a small fraction of what is available, so imagine how much more you could achieve if...

Nearly 50 years ago a California court heard a complaint from a recent high school graduate who alleged that he could not read at a level that would allow him to apply for, let alone hold, a meaningful job. He asserted that the public school district was negligent and that his prospects for a productive life were diminished by their negligence. The court disagreed and educational malpractice was cast outside the schoolhouse gate and an educational malpractice wall was erected.In su...

A stunning, lyrical, and emotionally powerful novel of historical fiction spanning World War II–era Europe to 1960s New York City, We Are Only Ghosts is a haunting portrait of survival, loss, love, and redemption in all its human complexity.New York City, 1968: The customers at Café Marie don’t come just for the excellent coffee and pastries. They come for the sophisticated ambiance, and the illusion of being somewhere other than a bustling, exhausting city. Headwaiter Charles Ward...

In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen.Ex-U.N. envoy Ta...